Yam Daabo (also released as Le Choix (English: The Choice)) is a 1986 Burkinabè film directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo.
The first happens early in the film, when Bimtou's family take their cart and donkey to sell in the city (presumably a decision that was not .
It was even, arguably, the distractions of urban life that led to Ali's death early on in the film - when is seen staring at a poster just before being hit by a car.
We watch characters clearing land, farming, fishing, building a shelter and walking to fetch water.
The film opens on a scene of someone forging a metal tool, and closes with Bintou's father telling everyone "let's go, work waits for us".
Having seen the way these 'choices' are determined by economic factors outside the characters' control, the viewer is led to reconsider Raogo's story: why did he leave for the city?